Node.js Mongodb integration Read a collection
Example
Get all documents in the collection 'myCollection' and print them to the console.
const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
const url = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/test';
MongoClient.connect(url, function (err, db) {
if (err) throw new Error(err);
var cursor = db.collection('myCollection').find(); // Read method 'find'
cursor.each(function (err, doc) {
if (err) throw new Error(err);
if (doc != null) {
console.log(doc); // Print all documents
} else {
db.close(); // Don't forget to close the connection when you are done
}
});
});
Collection method find()
db.collection(collection).find()
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
collection | string | A string specifying the collection |
